Society
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Society IndonesiaA True Success Story for This Country’s Overall Growth
Over the last 20 years, Indonesia has experienced impressive economic and political growth. The country has not only caught up to richer ones and finds itself now in the middle-income category, but it has also become one of the most democratic in Southeast Asia.
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Society CanadaCome One, Come All: Here, Immigration Detention Is Over
After reviewing its immigration detention contract, British Columbia became the first Canadian province to stop detaining immigrants and asylum-seekers solely on immigration grounds, a historic move that may encourage other provinces to also put an end to the harmful practice.
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Society CambodiaPoverty Rate Drops by More Than Half in Just One Decade
The Southeast Asian country of Cambodia saw its poverty rate decline significantly over the last decade or so, a decrease that is consistent with the authorities’ commitment to reducing at least 1% of the poverty rate each year.
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Health ArgentinaNo More HIV Tests Before You Start Working Here
The South American country of Argentina is updating its legislation regarding sexually transmitted infections, thus adopting a more comprehensive approach focused on health and human rights, in a drive to curb stigma and discrimination.
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Society USARegardless of Your Legal Status, You’ll Have Access to Food Here
Within its latest state budget, California is expanding its food assistance program to include undocumented residents who are 55 and older, becoming the first American state to help out low-income people, regardless of their immigration status, and funding will almost triple by 2026.
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Society New ZealandWith the Help of Locals, Wildlife Thrives Here – As It Did Seven Centuries Ago
What started as an urban ecosanctuary for birds in the heart of Wellington, New Zealand’s capital, transformed into a formidable ecological revolution to restore the city to its pre-human, pre-predators state, some 700 years ago, where wildlife is thriving!
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